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Main line rail fares increased by 6.2 per cent
Sunday 02 January 2011
Inflation-busting rises in rail and Tube fares take effect today with some mainline season tickets going up almost 13%.
Court move to halt Boxing Day Tube strike
Thursday 23 December 2010
London Underground is taking legal action in a bid to prevent a Boxing Day strike by Tube drivers going ahead, it was announced today.
Tube strike set for Boxing Day
Tuesday 14 December 2010
London Underground (LU) drivers have voted massively in favour of striking on Boxing Day in a row over pay. The Aslef union is claiming triple pay and a day off in lieu for its members working on 26 December, saying LU is refusing to offer any extra pay.
Threat of longer strikes as Tube passengers suffer
Monday 29 November 2010
Strikes by London Underground workers could be escalated in the new year, with two or three-day walkouts considered, union leaders warned today as passengers suffered fresh delays and disruption because of the latest bout of industrial action.
Cyclo-therapy: 'It was a bad idea to ride a Boris Bike home after a few pints. I looked up too late to avoid the parked car'
Saturday 27 November 2010
I've done it again. And I hesitate to admit it because it exposes me as a fool who deserves the reproachful e-mails that will no doubt drop into my inbox as a result.
Monday Tube strike goes ahead as talks fail
Friday 26 November 2010
A 24-hour strike by thousands of London Underground workers will go ahead from Sunday evening after hopes of a peace deal over job losses collapsed today.
Tube replacement buses cost £11.6m
Thursday 25 November 2010
A "staggering" £11.6 million has been spent on replacement buses because of engineering work on one of London Underground's lines, it was revealed today.
Tube disruption 'every weekend till Olympics'
Monday 22 November 2010
London Underground services will be disrupted every weekend until just before the Olympics in 2012, a report claimed today.
TfL accused of lying over unmanned Tube stations
Thursday 18 November 2010
Transport for London was today accused of "lying" over staffing levels on the Tube after the biggest rail union said a leaked document showed some stations were being left unmanned.
Livingstone urges Mayor to take action over Tube chaos
Monday 15 November 2010
London's Mayor was today pressed to take urgent action to tackle the mounting delays and disruption on London Underground as passengers suffered fresh problems.
Tube passengers hit as body found on line
Friday 12 November 2010
London Underground passengers faced fresh delays today when services were disrupted on three lines in the morning rush hour.
Tube drivers in strike vote over Boxing Day pay
Wednesday 10 November 2010
Drivers on London Underground are to vote on industrial action in a row over Boxing Day pay, threatening fresh disruption on the Tube, it was learned today.
Unions offer to lift threat of Christmas Tube strikes
Wednesday 03 November 2010
Leaders of striking London Underground workers today offered to lift the threat of disruption over Christmas and the New Year as a war of words erupted over the effect of the latest walkout on jobs.
Unions to begin third Tube strike
Tuesday 02 November 2010
Millions of passengers will face more misery on the Tube today when two transport unions begin another 24-hour strike on the London Underground (LU).
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Far-right French historian, 78-year-old Dominique Venner, commits suicide in Notre Dame in protest against gay marriage
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Eyewitness gives extraordinary account of her confrontation with Woolwich attackers
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Woolwich attack: The EDL might have a sinister plan as a soldier is murdered in suspected Islamic terrorist attack
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